Improvement in coat and vest hangers



F. H. ZAHN. Goat and Vest Hanger. 7 No. 216,928. Patented June 24,1879.

WITNESSES v, TORNEYS. 7

- of Springfield, in the county of Sangamou and piece of wire formedinto a loop, by which it 2 is an end view of the same.

UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

EREDERIoK H. ZAHN, OF

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN COAT AND VEST HANGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 216,928, dated J unc24, 1879; application filed May 9,

Be it known that I, FREDERICK H. ZAHN,

State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Goat and VestHanger, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is-to furnish a hanger that will keep thecoat or vest stretched out more evenly and smoothly, and gitea bettersupport for the arms of the coat.

It consists of a hanger having arms or yokes formed of spiral springsunited by a central is hung from a'hook. V

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of myimprovement, and Fig.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

Referring to the drawin gs, A A are the arms or yokes of the hanger.These are formed of one piece of wire wound spirally, and at the middlecarried up and formed into a loop, B, by which the hanger is suspended.

The object in forming the yokes spirally is to give a better support forthe arms of the coat, and thus keep them smoother and evener, while theincreased elasticity obtained enables the hanger to yield to the shapeof the coat or ent- As an improvement in coat and vest hangers, thespirally-wound arms or yokes A A,

formed of one piece of wire, having at the middle a loop, B, forsuspending the hanger from a hook, substantially as described.

FREDERICK H. ZAHN.

Witnesses H. H. BoeERs, PHILIP KAHLBEGHER.

